Operations cost may go up for global firms under new data regimeEven though the new data bill allows for easy cross-border transfer of data, businesses will still have to comply with local data storage n...
09 Aug, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
New data bill spells out exemptions, but opposition parties, experts decry govt’s powersMembers of the Opposition and some technology policy experts have raised concerns as this gives wide ranging powers to the government.
04 Aug, 2023, 10.24 AM IST
Digital India Bill consultation: Stakeholders suggest retaining safe harbour provisionThe government is reconsidering the safe harbour provision, because of which social media intermediaries are not liable for what third part...
12 Mar, 2023, 06.24 PM IST
Industry bodies for staggered data law implementationFirms for phased approach to give entities adequate time to transition.
10 Jan, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Experts call for defining non-personal data before making laws on itMost experts who participated in a panel discussion by not-for-profit Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS) International said that regulat...
13 Jul, 2022, 06.20 PM IST
Policy conundrum | The impact on Indian tech firmsNew Delhi’s power corridors are abuzz once again with a bunch of policies and legislations that are set to directly impact how technology a...
26 Jun, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Tech policy groups push back against India's new cybersecurity rulesOn April 28, Cert-In had come out with a set of guidelines for all companies, intermediaries, data centres and government organisations und...
05 Jun, 2022, 09.43 PM IST
JPC report: Industry concerned over inclusion of non-personal data, expanded localisation mandatesA parliamentary panel on Thursday recommended tougher norms to regulate social media platforms by holding them accountable for the content ...
17 Dec, 2021, 06.46 PM IST
Tech firms may take data bill to court if House adopts it verbatimA top internet executive who spoke to ET on the condition of anonymity said the clause of social media classification as publishers “will s...
03 Dec, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
Data protection bill may be tabled in winter sessionThe committee led by retired Supreme Court Judge BN Srikrishna, which submitted its report along with a draft bill last week, has asserted ...
03 Aug, 2018, 06.50 AM IST
Companies may have to store copy of personal data within the countryThe issue of data localisation could mean huge business growth for companies such as Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Google which have e...
28 Jul, 2018, 09.57 AM IST
BJP win stirs up the equity, currency and debt marketsHalf of the poll respondents expect the Nifty to touch 10,000 by the end of this year while 58% see benchmark indices gaining 5% in the nex...
13 Mar, 2017, 11.16 AM IST
With US Fed sticking to status quo, market expects Raghuram Rajan to go for a rate cutAbout 86 per cent of traders and economists said Raghuram Rajan will lower the benchmark repo rate by 25 bps to 7 per cent to push industri...
19 Sep, 2015, 07.04 AM IST
Rupee closes down on dollar buys ahead of Fed meetThe Indian rupee lost 0.86% to close at 63.37 against the US dollar on heavy dollar buying by importers, ahead of crucial Fed meeting later...
18 Sep, 2013, 03.09 AM IST
Markets see rupee gaining this week on NRI inflowsThe rupee fell to an intra-day historic low of 62.03 on Friday after RBI on August 14 announced more steps to restrict forex outflows and g...
18 Aug, 2013, 09.29 PM IST